The New Life of e-Patient Dave

In 2007, supported by an extraordinary team of family, friends, and medical staff, I stomped the snot out of a nasty cancer that was on its way to killing me. I've since learned that the way I did it has a lot in common with the advice of the "e-patients" movement, so I've changed my blogger name from Patient Dave to e-Patient Dave.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Love song: "If I Had My Way" - with a twist

Today's my birthday, and on Twitter I wisecracked to @MeredithGould "Yes. I am Queen of Everything today, and enjoying it. Step asi...

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Extreme Makeover Home Edition: the deaths in America of two young fathers

My wife likes to watch Extreme Makeover, Home Edition. Tonight's episode tells of Pennsylvania resident Trisha Urban. In February 2009 ...

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Building a career as a "public patient"

To newcomers: this is my original blog, started in 2007, months before I discovered the word "e-patient." Today my business webs...

Saturday, January 22, 2011

The King's Speech: yes.

Yes, thumbs up. Yes, go see it if you're at all interested in - History Leadership Courage Standing up to a challenge Great stories. It...

Monday, January 17, 2011

Have you heard Martin Luther King's final speech - the whole thing?

Delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr 3 April 1968, Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters), Memphis, Tennessee. It is ripped from...

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Four year old drummer Howard Wong

Here's the weekend's most fun discovery. My Uncle Sandy sent this - four year old Howard Wong. Watch this - around 2:15 we start to ...

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Defying Gravity: an artist hits a new level

I've written before about my sister Suede , a professional jazz singer who lives on Cape Cod. On January 1 in Provincetown she delivered...

Friday, November 19, 2010

Laurel & Hardy meet Santana: a mashup

In my speeches about transforming healthcare I sometimes speak about mashups: combining several things that were created without knowledge o...

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

US Military Pursues Patient Engagement

I had an amazing experience last Thursday. I encountered some of the smartest, fastest-thinking, most motivated healthcare transformation ...

Monday, October 4, 2010

Vigil for Tyler Clementi and gay teen suicides

Last month Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi was secretly observed, via webcam, in a sexual encounter with another man. The encounter was stre...

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